EMPORIO DELLA PASTA AT CROWN

On a night out with my friends, we were meant to go to Kitchen Workshop but instead ended up at this restaurant. The food is quite good, I really enjoyed the pizza though. There's something that's different in the taste of wood-fire pizza, I think it tastes more genuine italian if that makes any sense. My friends and I all ordered different meals so we could try each other's food. 

The lamb was a little bland but it was a bigger portion than I had expected from a place like that which was good. I think it needed a little more flavour or at least a little more sauce to spice it up. Being Vietnamese, our traditional cuisines have a hit of flavour and quite often it is known to have a thousand flavours in one dish which is why I found the lamb dish a little tasteless. 

Brasto di agnello alle erbe - Braised Lamb with herbs, saffron fregola, brocollini

Woodfire Margherita Pizza

IN THIS MOMENT

He and I share lots of those moments. We spend countless hours on road trips back to home. His home, but we've both agreed that home is where ever the two of us are together. There are serious talks and many silences that fill the gaps between us; but those silences aren't uncomfortable. Quite often, he reaches over to the passenger seat and grabs a hold of my hand and I feel like nothing can separate us.

I've become accustomed to the scent of his Bvlgari AQVA cologne on my clothes and the way he makes faces when I try to wake him up for work. He knows that when I become fearful of the problems that life throws at me, I seclude myself from everyone and yet he still forces himself in. It frustrates me that I cannot get angry at him for caring so much. He's the right amount of sugar to my cup of caramel latte. 

Last night, he came home late and I was exhausted, so I clambered right into bed and after a couple rounds of a word game on my iPad, sleep had conquered my body. Still half awake, I could feel his movements right beside me. "Babe, you still have make up on." he whispers and knowing that I was already too tired to get up and wipe it off, he got up went to grab my make up remover wipes (yes, he knows what they are!) and removed my make up for me. 

He then switches the heater on and slips under the sheets throwing both arms around me. He never fails to remind me that he loves me and his actions speak louder then the words. I once read a quote that went something like this: 

"People move on orbits so distant from one another. But sometimes they collide, and when they do, what a goddamn beautiful thing."

And I've started to believe that maybe he and I were a collusion. 

FASHION FAVOURITES

So I've decided to update you guys today on what my fashion favourites are for the month. 

Some of the things that I'm loving at the moment are my gold accessories, mainly because having to work retail at a jeweller, I always have to showcase a range of their finest jewellery. I've become used to wearing accents to bring out my outfit but very minimal pieces. I'm still in love with Tony Bianco's Jaime pouch. It's such a simple design and the auburn colour against the grey hues really makes a statement and to mention it comes in handy when you want to carry very little on you.

VAMPIRE LIPS

I've been trying out this new look and a trend that's been following in Asia at the moment that's called 'Gradient Lips'  which essentially is just two colours of lipsticks applied and blended together. So I tried it out with red and purple to get this plum colour on my lips. The first person who saw me with the lip colour was my mother and she had asked what kind of hideous colour it was.

                    

I got straight to work and received so many compliments about the lipstick colour and lots were asking where I had obtained it. The products that I used can be purchased at any drug store or retail outlet like Priceline. 

LAZY MOE'S

Chicken Parma and wedges with sour cream and sweet & sour sauce.

The RC guy and I had our first Lazy Moe's meal because he had told me about how big the portions are. This was the restaurant he headed to with his friends on the very first that I met him after the car meet.

Lazy Moe's portions are most definitely made for giants. I am not even kidding for I'm talking about three main meals can feed my family of six people of mainly males. They have a wide variety of menu selections to satisfy all sorts of apetites and somewhat a fair service of waiters and waitresses. Sometimes during the day, even though we've booked, they don't really take notice of us until someone impatiently gets up and calls the staff over. I think that's the only thing that has somewhat bothered me, that we had fifteen people and no one bothered to ask if we were ready but generally Lazy Moe's is fairly good. 

The menu has an interesting way of presenting it's food. In some ways you really have to be open minded about reading it otherwise it could offend you. 

STEAKHOUSE 66

I organised a special outing to celebrate a very special person's twenty first birthday. I took him out to New Quay, Docklands to fine dine at Steakhouse 66. I heard some very good reviews about the restaurant and never really had an occasion to fork out my wallet to step inside. 

This, however, was a very good opportunity for me to not only share these delicious meals with him but also have some quality time together by the candlelight. As we entered the restaurant, the waiters greeted and ushered us to a table for two by the window. It's a lovely view where the docks reflect the city lights. 

Image: ajhaysom

Docklands, New Quay and Harbourtown has a soft spot in my heart, not only is the place quiet and calming but also an area where the lights change at any given time. It's just such a perfect place for those who love to take photos. There's never a time where the light reflects in the exact same condition which makes taking photos such an exciting but challenging experience. So I thought why not share this experience with someone special through a meal, they always said 'the way to a man's heart is through his stomach' right? ;) 

We sat down and flipped through the menu, I could see his face changing and he looked really worried because the price was way above our normal prices. Steakhouse 66 is more like fine dining for university students in the price range I guess but you're paying for the quality of the fantastic service and food. 

He ordered a "Porterhouse Steak 280grams" with pepper sauce and I wanted to try out the "Mt. Leura lamb skewers, toasted pita, shaved lettuce, mint yoghurt" and a side of "crunchy steak fries". I really need to comment on the quality of the cooking at this restaurant, it's definitely medium rare and leaves just enough juice and tenderness in the meat for you to enjoy. It doesn't look like it's much according to the portions of the food but I can tell you that both of us were satisfied. Pita bread was toasty warm and a slight crisp which gave a different texture to the lamb and yoghurt. The salad on my meal was a really interesting mix, I really enjoyed it. 

"EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF."

If that quote is something people live by these days, I'm seriously concerned by the level of loyal in this society. It makes me question everyone, how do you look at the people you call your friends and trust them to be there for you. I'm not sure about you but when I begin to open my arms to people in my life, I make sure they're going to be willing to sacrifice as about as much as I put out for them.

When you put your life and time on the line for the so called "friends" you expect for them to protect you. I have one particular friend whom, I would put my life infront of a truck to save. Foolish you may think, but I believe that she and I did not just become friends by choice but because our paths crossed by fate. Again, judge me for being having my head up in the sky for believing in such abstract concepts but you spend days questioning what this world has become and then you realise here is one of the reasons why this planet has become such a horrible place to live. It also shows that you can be in a sea of people and be drowning in stupidity and still be feeling completely alone.